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08-25-2004, 08:02 PM

Hi there,
I had 6 rounds of AC and 12 taxols, and all my blood work and never had a port. I had to use my left side cause my mastectomy was my right. My veins got really hard and very hard to find but 3 years later they are doing really well. I did have alot of pain as well, although that went away after a few months of being off chemo. I think I will always be a hard stick, because there is some scar tissue built up, but they always use a butterfly needle on me and it seems to be much better! Hope this helps!

08-25-2004, 08:02 PM	#2
carlye Guest Posts: n/a	Hi there, I had 6 rounds of AC and 12 taxols, and all my blood work and never had a port. I had to use my left side cause my mastectomy was my right. My veins got really hard and very hard to find but 3 years later they are doing really well. I did have alot of pain as well, although that went away after a few months of being off chemo. I think I will always be a hard stick, because there is some scar tissue built up, but they always use a butterfly needle on me and it seems to be much better! Hope this helps!